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| Leaders convene for UN assembly | Leaders convene for UN assembly |
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| World leaders are gathering in New York for the opening of the annual United Nations General Assembly. | |
| Correspondents say the meeting will be dominated by recent turbulent events in the world economy. | Correspondents say the meeting will be dominated by recent turbulent events in the world economy. |
| George W Bush, in his last speech to the assembly as US president, is expected to focus on his rescue plan for US financial institutions. | George W Bush, in his last speech to the assembly as US president, is expected to focus on his rescue plan for US financial institutions. |
| Tensions between Russia and the West in the wake of the Georgia conflict are also expected to come up. | Tensions between Russia and the West in the wake of the Georgia conflict are also expected to come up. |
| Mr Bush will speak shortly after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opens the session. | Mr Bush will speak shortly after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opens the session. |
| French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are also due to address the Assembly later on Tuesday. | |
| African fears | African fears |
| There is an unusual air of anxiety at the UN this year, BBC's Bridget Kendall reports. | There is an unusual air of anxiety at the UN this year, BBC's Bridget Kendall reports. |
| Leaders have been hastily rearranging meetings so that they can focus on the financial crisis. | Leaders have been hastily rearranging meetings so that they can focus on the financial crisis. |
| Mr Bush is expected to discuss his administration's $700bn plan to buy back much of the bad debt held by US banks and financial institutions. | Mr Bush is expected to discuss his administration's $700bn plan to buy back much of the bad debt held by US banks and financial institutions. |
| African leaders are concerned that the crisis means less funding for fighting poverty. | African leaders are concerned that the crisis means less funding for fighting poverty. |
| Friction between Russia and the West, mounting violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and concerns over nuclear work in North Korea have all added to a sense of crisis, our correspondent says. |